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Removed dropbars and put on mudguards

Thinking of finding a 700c frame because 26" is too baby size for me

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>urbanism

kys aislopper

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n has increased

>>2065606
this is sick but you need to try revgrips sometime, they're life changing

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This my shitbike
Considering leaving the frame raw

>>2065854
do it.
is that replacement fork carbon?

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got a new bike the other day, boardman slr 9.2, everyone whos seen it even bike shop staff love the colour

>>2065958
nice colour

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Can’t wait for my country to defrost

>>2066039
Why wait?

>>2066051
The -15c windchill just aint for me dawg
I do my 2x7km commute every day and have no desire to ride more in this unrelenting cold

>>2066039
Beautiful bike, anon.

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thank god I had the bike the flat last night before going to work

>that many bikes in a place that gets that kind of weather
>the institution they ride to/from can't bother to provide so much as an awning

Some midwestern campus?

>>2066075
That sign in the background suggests the European equivalent, maybe Poland?

>>2066102
All I need is a motor to replace my old, weak ass.

Look I have to come clean with you guys
I've been advocating ebikes for twenty years as part of a fiendish global conspiracy to inconvenience drivers, terrorize pedestrians, and supply homeowners and landlords with as many tacitly dangerous incendiary "batteries" as can be manufactured.

>>2066121
you dirty dog, you

>>2066039
What model GT is that ?
Looks like an old triple tri
I have an 90s zaskar and love it.

>>2065513
Used to have a nice ebike, lived in a good city for it for about a year. Got priced out of the city, couldn't find work outside of temp labour and living situation got rough. Had to leave town and move back in with family, back to the deindustrialized wasteland/bedroom community I grew up in. Bike got stolen a few months later. Can't afford to replace it on my part time wages, had to pick up a cheapo crappy tire bike, took me months to save up for it and it's hard to get around here with all the hills anyway. Usually I just take the bus now. Life's been rough. There's been good things here and there, but life's been rough. Sometimes I think about the state of my country, and the position I find myself and my friends and family in, and I just feel numb. Shell-shocked. Anyways, I don't mean to put that on this fun little cycling thread. I just found out this board exists and I'm quite happy. But thinking about cycling right now definitely stings like a fresh wound.

>>2066828
>Sometimes I think about the state of my country, and the position I find myself and my friends and family in, and I just feel numb. Shell-shocked.
me too man

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it's kind of a shitbike, claris really is terrible. I still like it because I paid $300 for it but I want a new bike so bad with at least cues and hydraulics

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upgraded the front wheel after a pedestrian tought it was a good idea to jump in front of a moving car
luckily everything else was fine and no one got hurt

>>2066838
there's nothing wrong with Claris r2000. That's a really nice bike. If your shifting isn't as crisp as you'd like you can probably improve it a lot with aliexpress nokons

>>2066838
why is your fender like that?

>>2066910
that's just the design, if I had the money I'd have fenders that fit neat to the wheels but the front one cant even attach because my bike has no front eyelet by the QR hole
>>2066909
the shifting is OK, but I think the chinese mech brakes are far worse, they are nearly useless and require a shitload of force to actuate.

>>2066926
You can cut down the rods so the fenders fit better, it helps better cover from rain too. Measure several times before cutting. For the front, you can mount at the fork mount similar to your fork mounted pump but on the lowest mount, it'll require cutting quite a lot on the fender rods. Another option is modifying p-clamps or even hose clamps

>>2066904
How do you like the f1 eagle tyre? They are like $15 on aliexpress and I thought about trying something different than ultrasport 3 for the front.

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>>2066931
I'm not sure how imprecise my impressions may be, because I'd been using a whole different wheel entirely before
I've only been riding it since saturday (a bit over 200km), but thus far I like it
I don't feel much drag, it fares well on rough terrain too
Feels grippy on wet asphalt too
I was previously riding a Vittoria Zaffiro Pro (25mm) on a regular VZan alloy rim laced to DiaCompe Gran Compe II hubs
The rim got completely fucked
>picrel
upgraded to a Rigida Nova rim with the same components as before but like 3 days later I got this new wheel, so I don't have enough time with it to have an opinion

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build progress: big wheels big chainring
Cables ready to be routed, need annoying things like tires, pedals.
Probably gonna need a longer stem I’ll get it together and then decide all that bars/saddle/stem shit after

>>2067386
is this the team model? the sponsorship decal is factory?

>>2067392
Nah i put that shit on cos i fuckin love marlb reds, fits nicely though doesn’t it

>>2067393
yeah, I thought it was official.
usually the sponsorship doesn't go on the consumer bikes, but there have been exceptions. there was a 90s MTB brand, Barracuda, and if you bought the top model, it came with the Dos Equis sponsor decal. presumably there's others, can't remember. but a lot of old pro bikes get on the used market with the team branding, too. that's a lot more common.
I did a thing like you and branded my bike as though it were sponsored by Schlitz Malt Liquor.

>>2067395
If dubs i put a discreet 4chan logo on it

Guess not

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>>2066904
that's a very neat bike

>>2067422
Gooby pls

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>>2067429
still not ready yet

>>2067431
Based

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>>2066823
It’s a 1997 bravado. Only frame is left tho, and I made some mods to it to fir bigger wheels and dick brakes

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>>2065513
my Peugeot folder with pannier bag for grocery shopping

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I need to get the grabbel shitter going ans re do the tubless for the year. Been riding the shartmart hardtail because it has tubes and just werks.

>>2067386
Isn't that chaining meant for a fix speed?

>>2067646
nah, its still a 2x. 54t is aggressive but not unheard of. gonna be really fast bro trust me. maybe not up hills. 9speed rear for now kek

>>2067647
54t is also common on folding bikes because they need the ratio for their tiny little wheels

>>2067654
This might be a folding bike too. used carbon from 11 years ago and all that

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Almost finished, just need to install FD. It's a 6 speed because I could only fit a 3 speed freewheel on the single speed hub. That said I wanted bolt on hubs so I don't need to bring extra cables when grocery shopping and they are safer for my type of abuse.

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>>2067678
The last decal from old thread was a bit larger than anticipated so here is the tweaked one I used if anyone is interested. I have the alternative sekino decal on the left side of my bike.

>>2067609
it's cute but I wouldn't want to ride it more than a mile or two at a time

>>2067655
audible kek

>>2067678
pretty fuckin neato

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>>2067678
good on ya for keeping the DTs. a bike like this hardly needs the bother of a brifter conversion. I did it for my fast bike but similarly didn't bother for my utility bike

i ride an ebike and everyone makes fun of me for it. but fuck them, my little near-moped gets me where i need to go.

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>>2067687
I just couldn't resist those suntour mighty shifters, if not for them I would have gone with single

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>>2067678
in loving memory of Moser

>>2067681
yeah, it's designed as a city bike for shot trips, but you'd be surprised how fast and comfortable it is.
the geometry is pretty good, I've gone on 25 mile round trips on it, no problems.

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>>2067396
If trips, you do picrel

>>2067728
Don’t think I haven’t already considered it anon
Hell i might do it anyway fuck trips

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If you're cold, they're cold. Bring them indoors during cold weather.

>>2067855
I have a job so where I bike to is a place that doesn't have an entire heated building for my bike, so it has to sit outside all day.

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my budget bike

>>2067855
It's warm enough and the road salt is gone so they're staying in the garage

>>2067929
cool. but all black is for basic bitches.
the one place on a budgetmobile it is acceptable to buy high-quality prices is tires. get well-rated road tires when those chaoyangs wear out.

it's funny to think that Merckx or Le Monde could have won the TDF with your bike in the 80s. all bikes should be "budget" builds unless you're competing above cat 5, imo.

>>2067937
I'd also get some nice pedals, and some tasteful stickers for the frame.

>>2067929
any problems with putting a carbon post into a metal frame? I feel like I read somewhere that you're supposed to file off the inner lip of the seatpost so the hard edge doesn't stress the carbon into a groove?
what about grip paste? is that for carbon-to-carbon only or also carbon-to-metal?

>>2067937
>get well-rated road tires when those chaoyangs wear out.
I'm planning to, any recommendation?
When I bought them, I thought they were bad, but the puncture protection is so good, I roll over glass several times during each ride and has no visible cuts (also no flat tire) yet at ~2500km. Also very little wear on the rear tire, looks like it's gonna last at least 6000km

>>2067946
No idea, it's a steel frame, cromoly saddle rails, plastic pedals and aluminum everything else (11.5kg total weight)

>>2067953
I just went with Conti gp5ks because of the popularity and they're pretty great. twice what I've ever paid before but I'm not extremely poor so I didn't mind.

on my utility road bike I have panaracer pasella PTs which seem fine. people put them on faster bikes and seem to like them, but my bike doesn't perform at a high level. had marathons before and I'm not getting flats with the pts so I'm happy.

>>2067955
ah, the design on the lower part of the post looked like carbon.
anyone else know?

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I recently had it once overed at Trek. new chain, brakes, cleaned, and some recall component was replaced.
I dont ride it often, my state has very little paved biking paths, its all crushed limestone.
and I aint sharing the road
i dont feel like driving over an hour for some paved action.
the slicks dont like anything but asphalt
theya re also 12 years old and should probably be replaced
what tires should I get?

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here is my daily. Single speed Soho S. I like it, rides well.
pic is old

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>>2067984
Cool bike anon, I respect single speeds

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>>2067433
finally

>>2068053
haha, are those custom? you're going to hang them off the saddle?

>>2068060
yes and yes

>>2068061
sweet where did you order from?

>>2068062
a local shop that does a lot of stitching and printing jobs

>>2068061
mega based
>>2068063
+1 for going local

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>>2068068
>+1 for going local
always when possible
but the dolan bike I had to import from UK

>>2068063
so some local dependa with an aliexpress "CNC" embroidery machine?

>>2068072
fuck no
kek

>>2067931
>garage bike for winter
>go get it the other day to werk on it inside the house to get ready to ride
>oh noice the tubeless tires still have air
>one day later after being in the house the front is completely flat and no longer sealed to the bead
I hate the antichrist

>>2068070
Gooby pls

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>>2068129
Grooby pls

>>2068130
>grooby girls
Do you want to know more?
[Y]es [N]o

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Super short shakedown ride, all appears to be tight. does feel aero ngl

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>>2068168
really nice bike
aero is fine

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>>2068173
Just added it up it cost me just under 1000 gbps which is okay, won’t replace my trek completely because I like discs it’s always raining
Now i have 2bike i guess

>>2068174
it looks like a completely unmaintainable piece of shit

>>2068175
And why would that be

>>2068179
>meme material rims that can't be mallet'd back into place
>tires that require said meme rims
>tires have to be a very specific size to fit in the frame
>toobless
>non-round drop bars (can't attach anything that uses normal pipe clamp style)
>derailleur hanger with no positive stop
>thru-axle, ever
>crank integrated into front gear
>front gear/crank assembly has no obvious way to remove or even tighten it
even the fucking water bottles are integrated with the frame instead of being just a fucking bottle in a carrier

thats just at a glance, like an ai image, the more i look at it, the worse it gets

btw your brakes are off-axis too, somehow. idk why, but they are, and it bothers me and makes my hands hurt looking at it

>>2068180
You're either 80 or live in a thrid world country.
Other than what looks like an integrated bar/stem, this looks pretty easy to maintain.

>>2068180
>carbon wheels are a meme
/n/ take
>tires have to be a very specific size to fit in the frame
They are 32s idk what else you would want to run
>toobless
Its not
>non round bars
I dont want to clamp random things to my bars i think it looks crap
>derailleur hanger with no positive stop
Im pretty positive about it it sure does a good job of hanging the derailleur
>throo axel
Qr is kinda shit desu
>crank
The bolts are on the back its a normal fucking crank

I like my magnet bottles they even have a cover over the mouth piece so i dont get cow shit in my mouth
Shifters angled in is p comfy try it

>>2068182
explain how to run any tire for any other conditions than the one specifically designed for that bike when part of the frame had to be cut out just to accommodate an already bald tire

what happens when your rim is damaged and you have to change it

what happens when the included bottle gets damaged or simply too scummy and you want a different way to carry some water

what happens when either derailleur suffers damage and needs replacement

what happens when you want to install a headlight

what happens when your front gear teeth wear down

what happens when a crank cracks

>>2068183
>They are 32s idk what else you would want to run
idk something with some tread for a commute

>I dont want to clamp random things to my bars
headlight
new levers/shifters

>Qr is kinda shit desu
they have something between quick release and thru(americants cant spell "Through")-axle -- it's called BOLTS

>The bolts are on the back its a normal fucking crank
how do you access them without destroying the crank

>>2068174
Why you don't run sealed internal gearbox hub ? Front derailler is extra weight. Get rid of it !

>>2068184
>>2068185
You have to be trolling
damn u right i guess im gonna get one of those bikes specifically designed for africans who fix things with rocks

>>2068184
I was going to respond but I think you're actually retarded. Please stick to hammering old bikes back together in the favela.

>>2068184
You are so fucking poor. Bikes are not designed with wear parts in mind. If something breaks just get a new one.

>>2068184
If you weren't a retarded faggot maybe you wouldn't be breaking your bike so often.

>>2068185
>how do you access them without destroying the crank
yeah, the evil bike industry has created a crank which requires you to destroy it to remove it.

>>2068204
Its true. The ram on that bike is also soldered in. we all know what kind of people are behind this and it rhymes with blueish

>>2068180
>>2068184
>>2068185
I genuinely can't tell if this profound mental retardation or baiting.

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>>2068168
What's with the gap with your chain on the front chainring?

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My daily meme commuter turns 36 this year, say something nice about her.
Ordered tanwalls instead of black by mistake but I think it works ok here

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>>2068060
>you're going to hang them off the saddle?

>>2068209
I was just rubbing my cock in there a bit, new build and all. Making her mine

>>2065563
very nice

>>2065606
boringbro is bestbro

>>2066039
very sexual

>>2067609
cute and fun

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>>2068232

>>2067687
love to see this one

>>2068173
skunkworks made a bicycle

>>2068214
fuck yes

>>2068233
>skunkworks made a bicycle
that was my impression but I couldn't verbalize it.
probably a blast to ride but that shape plus matte black kinda sucks , looks-wise

>>2068233
>skunkworks made a bicycle
>>2068234
>probably a blast to ride but that shape plus matte black kinda sucks , looks-wise
I bought it exactly for the looks and it's a blast to ride
tastes vary

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I love this early 90s deathtrap like you wouldn't believe

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>>2068247
also currently working on this 00s curiosity I got for 50 bucks, came with a random assortment of pretty nice components but I'm converting it to fixed gear (sitting on my daily driver's wheels for the pic). I have a thing for aluminium-carbon hybrids, it seems

>>2068249
It looks as if the bottom bracket is high enough to make a good fixie. Nice frameset and bars

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I rided the humongous 35 pound shartmart clearance bike today

>>2068247
it definitely looks super cool.
if it hasn't snapped yet after all the years you've posted it, it's probably reliably solid.
cheers

>>2068249
>HOTMAN

>>2068247
It looks like its from the 1890s but from the future because of the carbon fiber tubes. Neat bike

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Im posting it again.
fuck it rides so nice. if this bike was a girl she would be really hot. And Asian

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I'm going to paint my Wal-Mart Ozak Trail G.1 Explorer like this. Probably because autism.

>>2068253
looks really cool

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My defunct tribe. Got it all tuned and lubed today with some new tubes.

It’s very beat up after years of drunk falls and not being stored very well. Want to get a new seat and grips soon. Also maybe some thinner tires since I think it has a factory defect where one of the rear forks isn’t pinched around the tire so I get a lot of rubbing.

Any suggestions for rust and chipping paint? I don’t care if the colors don’t match perfectly but does anyone have a recommendation for a heavy duty spray paint ment for that sort of application? Some of the hardware is rusting but I assume finding replacement nuts and bolts is easy enough.

ALSO I don’t know dick about brands, any suggestions for a similar kind of bike? I like them simple like a fixie but with a free wheel and actual brakes. Wife wants something like mine.

>>2066061
I’m a construction worker and I’m remodeling a school a couple blocks from my house this summer. I can’t fucking wait to be able to ride to work.

>>2068310
Just wanna say that those wheels are sex.
Deep shiny alu is my fetish

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I now have bike

>>2068495
how will it get out?

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It's no longer in use, but I liked it

Haven't taken a pic of any bikes since... last August>

>>2068521
Are your rear dropouts funky?
Like, they're semi-horizontal, but there's a section at the back that's a separate hole?

>>2068310
>rust and chipping paint?
I used to paint over the bits with clear nail polish. Then I stopped bothering.

Kind of like, if you get a new bike, new phone, new car, etc. The first thing to do is purposefully put a scratch on it.
Get it over with, so you can stop worrying about it.

>hardware is rusting
What kind of steel/finish? Chrome plated, stainless, 'black oxide', etc? There's techniques for all of them. Take a few pics & make a collage.

Maybe a year ago I wanted to reuse an old hub (Shimano), so I re-ground the cups/cones & parkerized the rest of it (axles, washers, conical springs, etc).
Can't remember if I posted pics, but I feel like I only post in "classic/vintage" threads.

>similar... simple like a fixie but with a free wheel and actual brakes
Get an old road bike, and 'convert' it. Which is mostly removing shifting bits, maybe dealing with some spacers.
Check this out, the info hasn't really changed...
sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html

>>2068247
>ancient composite frame
And I thought I wasn't superstitious...

But I love those old Shimano levers, BL-1051 & similar. How narrow they are, feels perfect to me.

>>2068233
RIP Light & MOtion

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Oh, this is recent
BUt also representative of the kind of 'bike pics' I typically take... Can't see shit

Only because a nephew insisted "Tudor's doesn't exist outside WV", and I happened to ride past one

>>2068742
>separate hole?
you're talking about the braze-on mount for fenders/racks?

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I like orange.

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I bought this from some guy on FBM for $180. It retails for $600. Not high end, but I love getting good deals.

Added a new saddle, tires (gatorskins ftw), and bullhorns. Still need to get new brake levers, pedals, and foot straps.

Also need to wrap the bars.

Btw the Amazon bike stand is amazing. Park Tool can suck my dick.

>>2068811
Anon… your fenders are so… elevated uwu

>>2068814
I hope fixie, not freewheel?
Pretty nice for the money.

>>2068811
ah, yes. the Mecca of mtb, Chicago.
Moab and Marin County are so déclassé in 2026

>>2068824
it's a flip flop hub. or are you asking which choice he made?

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>>2068832
Didn't know it is, so yes, now I'm asking for the choice made.
I have a fixed hub both ways, just different cogs on mine. 49x15/x17

>>2068838
yeah, yours is an actual track bike State probably makes some but that looks like a street bike to me so I'm pretty sure it's a flip flop. I didn't consider that it could be fixed with different tooth counts, though. usually you can assume that when you see 2 cogs. don't track guys usually ditch the cog they end up not using?

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>>2067422
thanks (:
got a new wheel for it this week and an ass-saver, it's been rainy the last couple weeks

>>2068852
all caps when you spell his name

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>>2068846
>don't track guys usually ditch the cog they end up not using?
Yes, on the track they even leave the cogs and change the crank wheel instead sometimes.
But I have a fixed hub both ways, with two different cogs so I can change ratios on the road.
>>2068852
nice
Also, I can't track stand, have to learn that.
Any plans on another rear wheel as well?

>>2068852
Why the weird front wheel? Are you too stupid to lace a wheel by yourself?

>>2068853
MM... FIXIE
>>2068855
yes, but not for now (unfortunately wheels ain't cheap)
I wanna change the rear rim for a carbon fiber one as well and with deeper walls, I believe something between 55mm and 70mm would fit perfectly
>I can't track stand, have to learn that.
after years I finally learned to trackstand
just go to a park nearby and spend a day trying to balance yourself on the bike however you feel comfortable
In a day or two I kinda "got it", despite being wiggly as hell, and then started practicing whenever I had to stop the bike
>>2068877
I *can* lace a wheel, I just can't count past 3

>>2068913
what gear ratio?
I have just installed a 17T cog and now have 49x17, with the 15T on the other side of the hub, I've been running 49x15 for a few weeks now.

>>2068919
>what gear ratio?
49 / 13
there's a 15t cog on the other side of the wheel too
I think 49/15 is the sweet spot, but I got used to it and increased the ratio

>>2068920
how about skidding with 49/13, 49/15, it seems a bit difficult

>>2068921
it's harder with heavier gear ratios, but you get used to it
when I'm riding my other bike (46/15) it's waaay easier to skid, and requires way less effort
also you spin to the desired position in less time since you're spinning faster for the same distance covered
but it's doable, you'll soon ride your 49/15 with the same ease you used to when you used the 17t cog
Your muscles will get stronger and everything feels comfortable again
And then the 17t will feel light

>>2068824
>>2068832
I’m running it fixed right now.

>>2068930
the only way there really is

>>2068814
>curry
>no furniture
>living out of boxes
>unhung tv
very nice doordash vehicle saar

First time owning a bike with hydraulic brakes. Replaced the rear and front brake pads, but the rear brakes still seem too soft. Anyway to fix this without bleeding the brake line?

>>2069034
pull the brakes a couple times

>>2069034
just bleed it if u remove all the fluid its better

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A specialized crossroads I decided to make pretty. Currently looking to change the stem as I want more reach. I want something with a road like drop so the stem is parallel to the ground and the only thing I could find with a 25.4 clamp and quill is AliExpress.

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>>2065854
In the process if building a leave anywhere bike and artificially rusted a raw frame. Results so far. Waiting for the clear coat to arrives.

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She's slow as fuck and covered in rust but she's reliable

>>2069123
>frame is rusty but has 10,000$ of parts on it
it will still get stolen. shit, with crackheads and scrap prices these days that frame alone will get stolen anyway

>>2069126
Thank you for bringing me back to reality fren.

>>2069126
give it a pedal-powered tazer between the grips
pedalling charges a big camera capacitor, then when it's charged it zaps them and they fall and hopefully die from head trauma
you need a key to break the circuit and not get zapped but bums don't know that

>>2069177
then YOU get arrested for setting a trap and assault and spend 5 to 10 in prison.

it's nuts, I know, but that's how the shekelbergs have written the law to defend the criminals

>>2069185
disguise it as a dynamo light

>>2069188
Not a bad idea that. Blame the electric shock on faulty wiring

>>2069121
great color. nice raceface crank.

>>2069227
>>2069188
hey there bud lemme scoot by ya to check if you have a LICENSE and INSURANCE for that Class X Electrical Assist System?? Penn v Mimms says you HAVE to answer me or I am legally allowed to kill you

>>2069234
My answer is you sniff strangers saddles when they're not looking at an all male group ride

>>2069230
Thanks. I'm debating removing the pewter anodizing on it and polishing all of the aluminum bits to a mirror finish.

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Just got this. Cant wait to do a drop bar conversion.

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>>2069256
>Drop bar on a retro full sus mtb

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>>2069254
pewter is cool but it's hard to match.

>>2069270
It works at a glance and then you realize it's a different shade of silver. Not as pewter as Paul stuff.

>>2069256
>>2069263
>wants drop bars but didn't even raise the stock seat, let alone get one tall enough for an adult

Every cyclist is a retard except for me (I ride a full sus mtb but with a high as fuck seat and crackhead raised flat bars)(it is also electrified, has 10,009 lumen lights, and is made from 3 or 4 different walmart bikes mashed together until it worked)

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>>2069279
>anon posts pic of premod bike
>retard anon complains the bike is not modded
>mfw

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Drop bar conversion on a free Trek Fx1 Gen4 with claris 2400 shifters and Raleigh Drops. Its nice upgrade for $80, but really heavy (30lbs).

>>2069282
>complains the bike is not modded
if you literally cant even just open the quick-release on the seat socket to finangle the fanny flattener there was never any intention to "mod" your bike and you are just posting it for wealth-based updoots because OMG! BRAND!

>>2069350
He's posting the bike as he bought it you absolute fucking retard. That's kind of the point when you're documenting a build. Stop posting and go ride your bike in highway traffic.

>>2069292
>30lbs
How? My cheap steel bike in >>2067645 was 30 lbs new and is down to 29 with an alloy fork, lighter cranks and a heavy xbox hueg mtb cassette. The alloy frame grable bike I am building will probably be under 26 lbs

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I have painted a pvc tube. This will be my new shitbike color

>>2069392
Trek built it with durability in mind for new riders and cause its a step thru frame with steel forks. My 05 Fuji cross is like 20lbs and this trek feels like its double the weight when i lift it onto my repair stand.

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>>2069439
On the site it says it weighed 28 lbs. I bet you could shave off a few pounds with an aliexpress alloy fork. Changing out the square taper bottom bracket to an an external bearing unit with a hollow spindle 2x crankset like an ixf would also help. I did that to the ladybike but with an alloy suspension fork and it dropped pounds off the bike. I didn't weight it but it was very noticeable getting it in/out of the trugg.

>weight weenieing
my bike weighs more than the sun but it gets me to work. explain that, liberals

>>2069453
>gets me to work
Work? Bikes are a hobby you make your entire personality. For work you just drive a car to work like a normal person. America website.

>>2069465
But how will people at work know I'm better than them if I don't ride my bike to work?

i ebike to work. thats kinda like driving

>>2068305
I don't usually like these bikes but I kind of like it. The Marlboro decal gives it that vintage Ferrari racing look. Would put my dick in the steerer tube.

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>>2068168
oh its like peak torque's bike, nice

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Priming has happened

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Long time lurker

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>>2069592
Rattle can painting has happened

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>>2069679
Still needs more satin clear. Looks better in person and glows like a satin finish titanium bike which was the goal for the cheap bike

>>2069592
>>2069679
>>2069680
That's a very clever way to position the fork for painting. How many coat of clear coat are you putting?

>>2069655
I am also a kooky customizer.
>>2067687
good on ya

>>2069679
it came out good, man

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>>2069698
5 to 6 thanks to the rustolem glitter layer to reduce the texture.

>>2069698
Also thats a shit fork from a Walmart mountain bike shaped shitbike object and its uses are for this or to be scrapped. It has a steel steel tube, steel stanchions and steel sheet metal crown. A big box horror I was saving for the next scrap metal run but but it to use when I decided to paint the Ozark Trail frame.

>>2069715
>steel steel
>but but
reeeeeee its "steel steer" and "but put" you normie auto correct device. Also I have never typed "bigger" or "ducking" in my life. Figure it out or you go back to Taiwan in pieces.

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>>2069713
Make me feel like I underdid it when clear coating my bike. I just didn't have the patience and wanted to assemble this piece of shit already

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>>2069718
Ffs

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>>2069719
I think it needs a little nod to the rat rod bikes to make it work. Even if it was just stripped wheels to give it that satin alloy wheel pop or something similar

>>2069720
The wheels are too nice for the loom I'm going for but it was cheaper than buying the wheel I needed. Maybe I should strip then but at the same time I feel like it would be a shame. I'm going to put white bar tape so that it gets dirty very quick, that will help with the look. Also using ancient brake housing which is transparent. Front derailleur shifter is going to be a seatpost mounted friction shifter.

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>>2069721
Noice
>pic unrelated bice and fork thqt i am painting
Frame got sun damaged and was a shit paint job anyways

>>2069722
Huh so that's what it looked like before. Bretty kewl.

>>2069720
I keep thinking about what you said. I should strip the wheels.

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Mocked it up with some wheels and bars.

>>2069828
Why didn't you want to match the fork to the frame?

>>2069828
wtf you went through all that effort and skipped the fork?

>>2069830
No he just did the fork black. I'm surprised he didn't match it to the frame

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>>2069830
All the cool kids with silber grabel bikes have black forks.

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>>2069835
Going to put tan wall meme tires on it too. I'm making modern grable slop out of the cheap bike and you can't stop me.

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Ohai

Bike ride to the library with the kiddo

>>2069835
>>2069836
gay

>>2069839
what's it like compared to a regular bike?

>>2069836
Shoulda tried to do a fade from glitter to black.

>>2069844
land yachty, but stable. no good way to unweight over bumps. calf, back of thigh and ass muscle activation, not much quad use. starting from a full stop is awful, maintaining speed is okay. soon i will be replacing the grip shifters and getting that extra cabling under control.

>>2069859
so... why ride it at all, then? what advantages are there?

>>2069861
Why does there have to be advantages? Why can't it just be fun?

>>2069872
ok, so the advantage is fun. could you elaborate on that?
as of long as it's worth it to you. it's neat looking but I just couldn't understand from your initial answer, the differences you listed were all negative.

>>2069876
You're actually autistic aren't you?

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fully unraced

>>2069890
Bruh please get a double kickstand if you're going to have your kid in your bike while on the kickstand. That shit is so likely to fall over.

>>2069876
none of those responses are me lmao. i got it for memes and to ride on summer cruise nights.

>>2069890
either youre stealing photos from facebook for ebin 4chan updoots, or you unironically posted your child on 4chan even without identifying features, either thing is massive cringe and possibly illegal

>>2069905
he's been posting that bike here for like a decade. never with the kid before but so what it's fine

>>2069905
>either thing is massive cringe and possibly illegal
Seriously kill yourself

>>2069901
I don't need a double kickstand because: an adult must ALWAYS stay next to a bike with a child seat. Always.

>>2069930
Nigger if you're gonna have your kid on there you can even step a meter back like you did to take that picture. All it takes is 1 spastic moment from your kid because a bug flies into its face or something and your kid hits the ground. It's just so much more convenient for cargo bikes anyway.

>>2069895
I think this thing is pretty. Would look betternwith a different derailleur though

>>2068233
>Raceface cranks on a bike with an altus rd
It's not that hard to slap some XT on that bitch.

>>2069931
You never carried a child in a seat.

The ONLY kickstand i would put on, instead of the one i currently have, is a stand directly attached to the rear wheel, like you see on vintage indian or chinese bikes. Find me a decent one.

If you really care for a baby in a bike seat, you should stop every single step-through bike frame with a baby seat installed. Those are dangerous, those will result in the bike tipping over because the adult cannot control the balance of the bike with his/her thighs.

>>2069837
someone likes chinkshit
i really like the paint on that bike, but the tan sidewall tyres don't fit the look imo, i would get black ones myself

>>2069932
it's the cheapest shit I could put on it to deter thieves, a silver one would look better for sure

>>2069933
but altus good grant told me so :)

>>2069938
Dude you can get a claw hanger adapter and literally any silver derailleur to slap on there and you will greatly improve your aesthetics.
>>2069955
Yeah altus is fine but seeing it paired up with raceface just looks wrong. You got a bottom of the barrel derailleur paired up with a boutique crankset. You could spend $30 and put a 90s deore XT derailleur that would still work better than that Altus and fit the style better.

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Another bike of mine along with the green crossroads. Probably one of my favorite ones to ride. It's so fun and nimble. Plans are to make it 1x with an XT link glide groupset, a new fork with a million mounts and a surly moloko bar and use it for bike packing. With the huge space in the frame I could fit a giant frame bag in there.

>>2069931
why are you so upset about how somebody you don't know raises their child?

>>2069991
awesome color

>>2070013
Because their parent let them fall off the bike headfirst on the pavement
No helmet, by the way

>>2070017
kid should of learned Vehicular Cycling if he(female) didnt want to get dead in a collision before losing their virginity

>>2070014
Thanks. I plan to have it redone when I get the new fork. Plan is to have it powder coated as close to the og color as possible. I don't know what happened to this bike before I got it but the entire drive side of the frame and fork looks like it was dragged across gravel, but I don't see how it could have gotten damaged like this while having pedals installed. It's really odd.

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Reeee its cleared for now with rattle can satin. I will probably clear the Walmart and shitbike graffiti text decals once they arrive. I tested them with the clear on the tube and they didn't react so I should be OK.

>>2070041
ummm
is the bottom part of the downtube... not entirely welded to the bottom bracket shell?

because...

>>2070042
Because walmart bike

>>2069890
>posting your child on facebook
>posting your child on 4chan
Both are bad but the second one is worse

>>2070042
lazy internal routing
the cables go inside the frame for no reason because they'll come out in the dirtiest place of the bike anyway

>>2069964
thieves look at common, familiar names. raceface tells them nothing, but altus tells them "this thing is a piece of shit, don't bother".

>>2070109
You have a Kona, that already makes a prime target for thieves by your standard, but you actually have it wrong. I used to be friend with bike thieves and I have my childhood friend who is now a crackhead who sends me pictures of stolen bikes hoping I buy one for crack money. They're often big box store pieces of shit. They look at features, suspension. Upright comfortable position. Disc brakes. Names are a bonus. Your bike is already a prime target for thieves. Your altus isn't deterring anyone. Might as well get a nicer derailleur.

>>2070106
Internal routing is just faster. And it doesn't get dirty, because real cyclists aren't retards who ride their bikes in dirty conditions and reduce their life by breathing in cagie dust and retarded opinions like yours.

>>2070111
If crackhead bike thieves don't care about Brands then why do they all wear Supreme? Checkmate. That bike will NEVER be stolen.

>>2070041
>painstakingly repainting a frame to look cheap
>when it has exotic tube geometry and 10,000$ of parts bolted to it anyway
>when crackheads steal shit like lawn gnomes and lawn BBQs anyway

>>2070147
Buddy what kind of crackheads you got because mine wear dirty rags that used to be clothes.

>>2070149
I think it's a self-build. that would explain the effort, the interesting tubeset, the worst welds ever welded, and the completely turbofucked ruined cuts and geometry.

>>2070182
Are you actually fucking retarded? Are you incapable of reading the thread?

>>2070183
>reading the thread?

why would I? I ask not to troll but out of genuine confusion.

>>2070149
I swear I have never been so confused by a board. Are you fuckers just illiterate? One retard who thinks it's a self made frame when if you just read the thread you see it's a walmart bike. Then there's your dumb ass talking about how it has 10k worth of stuff on it when, again, it's a fucking walmart bike. To top it off you then say he's doing it to make it look cheap yet, if you read the fucking thread, you see he's doing it to imitate the look of titanium. I am honestly fucking shocked how stupid you fuckers on this board are. And it's not just in this thread. I don't know if it's just you two retards who I stumble upon in other threads or if the vast majority of you fuckers have the reading comprehension of an inbred Sentinelese islander.

>>2070185
pybt isn't a narrative. nobody reads it like one.
the misunderstanding here stems from the fact that you have some extreme form of previously unidentified mental illness closely related to social media overuse.

>>2070188
Holy shit you're actually retarded. I hate newfags.

>>2070189
Nobody cares, faggot.

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Mostly finished with the drop bar conversion. Just got to get new semi slicks, cassette, chain, and crankset since they're shark toothed or stretched.

>>2070234
Can you please answer why you decided to make a full squish bike into a drop bar bike?

>>2070239
All my older Full Sus xc bikes were fun, but the flat/riser bars were always uncomfortable so I always had my hands on the inner bar ends. Its more enjoyable on light offroad stuff for me since I already like gravel/cyclocross bikes. Also using a retro xc full sus was the cheapest way to do this out of curiosity. This bike only has 117mm rear and 108mm front travel so it was low enough for mixed riding.

>>2070240
Pretty cool. Are you gonna make it 1x?

>>2070243
Was thinkin about it, but wasn't sure what chainring and cassette combo i should go. The hardest hill was doable on a 38x32t on a 700x32 hybrid, but i rarely ever do climbs. this bike is a 22/32/42 9-speed 11-32t 26" with a riveted crankset so I cant just swap to a narrow wide without another crankset. was thinking a 34t or a 36t would be good for mixed riding. 38t-42t I like only for city pavement riding.

>>2070247
dont, just throw out the middle chainring and do a 2x

>>2070248
The crankset is riveted so i cant remove any of the chainrings. The only other spare cranksets I have are ISIS drive which isnt gonna work with the GT's Square taper BB. I just leave it in the middle ring when riding anyways.

>>2070250
Decathlon has a $40 crankset if you're interested

>>2069936
wtf is this post

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>>2070105
Imagine thinking this is even comparable to the beauty of a real Bicycle.

>>2070239
lol I thought it was a troll bike post until I read the text

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Do you like it

>>2070295
It's a handlebar and a stem. It's shiny. The stickers aren't nice. Idk what you want here man.

>>2070295
no. 0/10 kerning, absolute shit font

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Fork came out kinda fucky but thats fine. Don't paint in 40 mph wind gusts kids. Fucking burgerstan great plains.

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>>2070487
Using a Jesus is King bumper sticker cut down to the crown logo for the head tube badge and gave the rest of the sticker to a friend. I couldn't find any parody badges so I used this and it fits the graffiti/spray can vibe somewhat.

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>>2070508
Light adjusted to look more like how it looks irl. Sort of a poverty satin titanium finish but only in low light. In broad daylight its just a bright silver but thats where the glitter layer is supposed to kick in and dazzle the onlooker.

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>>2070511
Its more glittery in daylight but I dont know how to capture that on camera.

>>2070511
I like the decals. The crown kinda makes me think Basquiat. Need a glitter daylight shot.

>>2070512
You could do a macro shot.

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Reeeee the glitter cannot be captured by human technology. This is the closest I get to showing the flakes but its overcast. In sunlight its like bass boat glitter
>t. glass bass boat haver

>>2070515
You would need to take a close up macro shot

>>2070512
>>2070515
a lot of what makes glitter look like it does is movement. not that it's generally sparkly, that the parts that are sparkling keep fucking moving based on viewing angle

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>>2070487
>>2070508
>>2070511
>>2070512
Very nice, Anon. Very nice.

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why does everyone in this thread has such minimalist bikes ?

>>2070756
Based utility cruiser. Looks comfy.

>>2070756
We're Americans and ameriboos that only use bikes to ride for pleasure. I had my bike in the back of my car to go for a gravel ride after work and discovered that my alternator was bad and drained my battery so I walked a mile to a parts store to buy a new battery to drive to my mechanic because it was faster and cheaper than a tow. I would have rode the bike but it didn't have a rack to I carried a car battery back on a mile walk. Fun times. Bikes are a form of transportation are a foreign concept to us. You bike because you are a cyclist or a bike guy in America and its a leasure/fitness activity only

>>2070234
The longer I look the worse it gets. King shitbike. I kneel.

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#nomudguards

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>>2070789

>>2070789
awesome bike and color.
is Holdsworth a local framebuilder or a boutique brand or what?

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>>2070802
Thanks.

They used to be old UK framebuilders. In another forum a user told me it's 80s-90s at the latest, but the previous owner told me it's dated back to the 1950s, and that someone had brazed on extras like the canti brake bosses. The previous owner said they had refinished and repainted it, so the frame stickers are left over from them, they also bent the rear stays to fit 135mm hubs (although I think they fucked it as the rear wheel doesn't sit true, so thinking of a dot of jbweld to even them out)

I'm between them, I'd like to think this frame is only 45 years old rather than 75 years old. But the detail on the lugs could suggest it is from the older era.